Global/local Shakespeares?
There are some intriguing new adaptations of Shakespeare coming out at the moment.
Shakespeare Reloaded website officially launches
This week saw the official launch of the Shakespeare Reloaded website! For more information, check out the University of Sydney's media release.
Shakespeare plays in Sydney: from Henry V to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Have you seen Bell Shakespeare's production of Henry V?
ABC documentary on 'The Tempest'
ABC is showing a documentary on a production of The Tempest by Melbourne's St Kilda drop-in centre:
Shakespeare Reloaded preview launch at ANZSA Conference
Some of the Shakespeare Reloaded team headed up to the University of Southern Queensland this week for the Australian & New Zealand Shakespeare Association Biennial Conference.
New evidence about Shakespeare's life
According to new research by academic Martha Carlin, Shakespeare and some theatre colleagues went to the pub.
That might not surprise you, but direct contemporary references to William Shakespeare are relatively hard to come by, and finding a new one is very intriguing.
Graham Holderness speaks on his new book, 'Tales from Shakespeare: Creative Collisions'
An Aboriginal King Lear
You may already be familiar with Tom E. Lewis' portrayal of King Lear in the indigenous adaptation, The Shadow King.
Bell Shakespeare's new online resource
Australian theatre company Bell Shakespeare has recently produced new online resources aimed at secondary students (years 9 and 10 in Australia).
Shakespedia! - a new Shakespeare resource now available
The Folger Library has recently launched a new website, Folgerpedia.